Barton student invited to showcase work in Smoky Hill Art Exhibition

May 6, 2019
Story by Joe Vinduska

Sophomore art student Brodie Owens鈥 work was accepted into the 50th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition. His piece won a $100 prize. The exhibit will be at the Hays Arts Council Gallery 112 E. 11th St. in Hays and will be on display through June 8.

Owens鈥 entry was a black and white photograph titled 鈥淥ld Timey.鈥

鈥淚鈥檓 very pleased that Brodie had a piece accepted and am happy to see how he has developed as an artist,鈥 Barton Art Instructor Scott Arthur said. 鈥淭he experience of entering art exhibitions is something I would encourage all Barton students to pursue.鈥 听听

Owens will be graduating from Barton in May and starting school in the fall at Wichita State University where he will focus on Media Arts.听The annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition is a statewide juried fine art competition听that kicks off with an art walk around downtown Hays.

In addition to Owens, Barton Art Instructor Scott Arthur鈥檚 painting 鈥淪till Life with Nut,鈥 Barton Keyboard Instructor Karole Erikson鈥檚 photo 鈥淔alse Dandelion Pods鈥 and former Barton Art Student Jay Miller鈥檚 photograph 鈥淪ands of Time鈥 were all accepted into the exhibit.

For more information, contact Barton Art Instructor Scott Arthur at arthurs@bartonccc.edu or (620) 792-9260.